The 2008 Heredad de Candela is 100% Monastrell aged for 9 months in French oak. A fragrant perfume of underbrush, brier, violets, mineral, blueberry, and plum lead to a velvety-textured, savory, impeccably balanced wine that finishes with no hard edges. Give it 1-2 years of additional bottle age and drink it from 2011 to 2018.
Importer: Ole Imports, New Rochelle, NY; www.oleimports.com